Please give us a personal quote or a quote of a famous person (e.g. of Albert Einstein) that describes you and your life/work.“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” (from the movie Blade Runner)

Please describe your job in only one sentence and tell us what the most important goal of this work is.Explore a – for now – poorly known region of the HR diagram : Giants and their companions.

How did you get into this research/work field?My passion for Astronomy, and an opportunity that was presented to me which I seized.

What would be the greatest discovery you would like to see in your life time?A cleen and respectful life on Earth. It would be nice.

You work for the NCCR PlanetS. What do you think will the NCCR enable you to do you couldn’t do without it?Build myself a powerful network, allowing me to create links, opportunities and collaborations.